Lincoln University
COURSE SYLLABUS
Course Title: Intensive English Program (IEP) III -- Reading Comprehension
Department and Number: IEP 3
Credit: Non-credit
Prerequisite(s): None
Semester: Spring 2011 – Tuesdays 3:30--5:10
Instructor: Dr. Sylvia Y. Schoemaker Rippel
Office hours and location: T, Th 11:45-12:30 and by arrangement, room 307
Office phone: 510-628-8036
Instructional Materials and References
Required text:
Richards, Jack C. and Samuela Eckstut-Didier. Strategic Reading 1: Building Effective Reading Skills. New York: Cambridge University Press, 2003. ISBN: 978-0-521-55580-7
Recommended texts:
Dictionary, thesaurus
Description
Students will improve reading comprehension and rate; they will increase vocabulary through assigned readings, word study exercises, and discussions. Readings deal with a variety of subjects, including American culture, and academic and personal issues.
Course Objectives
Students will develop reading skills for functional communicative purposes, in context-centered study and expansions.
Students will demonstrate improved reading comprehension skills through selected communications, quizzes, tests (pre and post) and exercises (class and text-based).
Instructional Methods
A cooperative learning model is employed. Small group and individual discovery exercises and presentations will augment more formal presentations, discussion and applications.
Topical Outline
Reading selections are of immediate academic and socio-cultural relevance. Among topics included are: music, money, work, sports, weather, culture, and the Internet
SCHEDULE
Week | Date | Unit | Topic | Reading I | Reading II | Reading III |
Wk 1 | 18-Jan-11 | Introduction | ||||
Wk 2 | 25-Jan-11 | Unit I | Music | Music and Moods | Louis Armstrong | |
Wk3 | 1-Feb-11 | Unit I | Music | Biology of Music | ||
Wk 4 | 8-Feb-11 | Unit II | Money | Dangers in Shopping | How to be a Millionaire | Pity the Poor Lottery Winner |
Wk 5 | 15-Feb-11 | Unit III | Work | Your First Job | Job Satisfaction | Are You a Workaholic? |
Wk 6 | 22-Feb-11 | Unit IV | Sports | Do Pro Athletes Make Too Much Money? | Extreme Sports | Frequently Asked Questions about the Ancient Olympic Games |
Wk 7 | 1-Mar-11 | Review | ||||
Wk 8 | 8-Mar-11 | Midpoint Exercises | ||||
Spring Recess | 15-Mar-11 | Spring Recess | Spring Recess | Spring Recess | Spring Recess | |
Wk 9 | 22-Mar-11 | Unit V | Weather | Keeping an Eye on the Weather | Nature's Weather Forecasters | Could You Survive a Natural Disaster? |
Wk 10 | 29-Mar-11 | Unit VI | Clothes | Dressing for Success | Casual Dress in the Workplace | T-shirts Out; Uniforms In |
Wk 11 | 5-Apr-11 | Unit VII | Culture | Adventures in India | Body Language in the US | Cross-cultural Differences |
Wk 12 | 12-Apr-11 | Unit VIII | Outer Space | Living in Space | The Planets | Space Tours Not So Far Off |
Wk 13 | 19-Apr-11 | Unit IX | Animals | The Terrible Toads | Exotic Animals -- Not as Pets! | Let's Abandon Zoos |
Wk 14 | 26-Apr-11 | Unit X | Travel | Adventure travel | Choosing an ecodestination | Jet lag |
29-Apr-11 | Post tests |
Assessment Criteria & Method of Evaluating Students
As participants in a course that is part of the non-credit IEP program, students do not receive letter grades. Instead, successful students will earn a completion report from their instructors based on their course work, progress, post-test measures, and individual profiles. Students successfully completing the program with the prerequisite instructor recommendations will receive a Certificate of Completion. The following table lists some of the primary areas evaluated for progress indication purposes:
Class attendance and Participation | 25% |
Exercises and Quizzes | 15% |
Projects | 15% |
Homework Assignments | 15% |
Presentations | 15% |
Final Review Tests | 15% |
Total | 100% |
The following letter grade / point scale is provided for informational purposes only. While individual assignments may be evaluated on such a scale, no final letter grades will be assigned beyond the complete/incomplete evaluations as discussed above.
100-95 | A |
94-90 | A- |
89-87 | B+ |
86-84 | B |
83-80 | B- |
79-77 | C+ |
76-74 | C |
73-70 | C- |
69-67 | D+ |
66-64 | D |
63-60 | D- |
59 or < | F |
Revised: 12/10
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